The Illustrated Usk Observer and Raglan Herald

DEATH FROM STARVATION. An inquest was held in Shoreditoh on Saturday respecting the death of an old man named Joseph Holman. He was a tailor by trade, but for a fort- night before his death had not done any work, and bad been ia great want. He lodged at the house of a charwoman, in Crown-court, Curtain-road, and being ill and poor had no food but what she could give him. On Tuesday last, finding that he was getting worse, his landlady gave him a little wine, and went to the relieving officer for the doctor's order. This order was given to the doctor at about nine o'clock the same evening. An old and infirm sawyer, who occupied part of a bed in the same room as deceased lay in, sat up with the nick man until about four o'clock on Wednesday morning. He then shook hands with deceased, said Good-bye," and went to bed. When he woke the next morning he saw his room companion lying dead in bed. The parish surgeon said he called at the house about an, hour after receiving the order but, though he knocked, he could not get admittance. He called again about noon the next day, and found the man was dead. A post-mortem examination was made, when it was found that there was not a particle of fat in the body of deceased, and that he had suffered from disease of the lungs. The following is the form of verdict returned: "That the deceased was found dead from the mortal effects of disease of the lungs, and that his death was accelerated by starvation."

TAKE CARE OF YOUB DAUGHTERS. A gentleman attended at the Marlborongh-street Police-court, on Saturday, and asked Mr. Tyrwhitt his advice. He said that some time ago an advertisement appeared in a morning paper, stating that a gentleman and his wife were about to travel on the Continent, and that they wished for a young lady as companion, who would be treated as one of the family. The advertisement appeared to suit a lady, a friend of applicant's, and she answered it, and, after some negotiation, accepted the situation. Recently the lady, who was young and accomplished, had returned to her family disgraced. The advertisement was a mere deooy, the person was a man of fortune, and his object was the seduction ofyottng women. He wished ta know, on behalf of the friends of the lady who had been seduced, whether he could not take steps against her seducer. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that the case appeared to hira a very cruel one, but he feared he had no power to assist the applicant. The applicant added that it was lamentable to find there was no, protection for respectable young women under such circumstances. This was. not the only case, and there would be many others of the same kind, as the person still kept inserting advertisements in the papers. He feared that nothing would check this injurious proceeding but publicity. Mr. Tyrwhitt advised the applioant to lay the matter before a solicitor, as perhaps a course of action might be devised that would prove effectual. The applioant promised to follow the magistrate's advice, and having thanked his worship, retired.

THE FORESTERS' FETE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The twelfth annual festival in aid of the Widow and Orphan Fund of the London United Distriot Order of Foresters took place on Tuesday at Sydenham. The heavy appearance of the sky in the morning seemed to threaten a repetition of the bad weather which had e marred the day for two years in succession; but towards 10 o'clock the sun began to shine, the sky be- came partially clear, and there was a cheering prospect before the many thousands who proceeded to the Palace. As early as9 o'clock the deputures from the railways in the metropolis connected with Sydenham were numerous and frequent, and as the morning ad- vanced the numbers booked greatly increased in every direction. The arrivals in London from various parts of the country were, as heretofore, on a large scale; the NorthWestern, Great Western, South Western, and Great Northern Railways having afforded members of the brotherhood residing in the oountry every facility for a cheap day trip." Those preferring the journey by road appeared greatly in excess of the number for several years past. For the con- venienoe of visitors, a demonstration number of the Foresters' Reporter was issued, containing a guido to the Palace for strangers; and in the same publication "a correct programme of the amusements" was printed, embracing all novel and varied attractions. The grand procession of the members of the order was started from the Upper Terrace, and was pre- ceded by the Civil Service Volunteer Band. The Foresters' brass band, the. Deptford brass band, the Lambeth drum and fife band, the Duke of York's School band, Hayne's band, and the Irish Rifle Volunteers and City police bands also took part in the march, which was a. pretty atght, being augmented by the display of the banners of the different courts, and the officers and members attired in full costume and rich regalia." The costume d la Robin Hood was very generally adopted. The attend- ance at the Crystal Palace was upwards of 62,000, and the crowds to be met at every turn on the grounds and in the building seemed to be as happy aerthe" merry men" some of them represented. There were the usual pastimes, the usual feastings, the usual lateness of departure, and the usual crowded trains and jovial passengers at the close of the evening.

m-jie visitors to the South Kensington Museum .in* the past week were as followa On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; ?9 OOI 7' on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, ff^mia'aion 6d.) from 10 a.m to 6 p.m., 1,426; National Portrait Exhibition by payment, 11,781; schools at Is. Qft 1 q46-total, 27,284. Average of correspond- week in former years, 10,226. Total from the opening of the museum, 6,250,622,

INFANTICIDE. Margaret Baker, 24, was indicted, before Mr. Justice Keating, at the Central Criminal Court, on Wednes- day, for the murder of her infant child. Mr. F. H. Lewis, prosecuted; Mr. Ribton defended. The prisoner was a servant in the employment of Mr. Hntton, of Upper Tooting, and had been in his service up to the 20th June. About the 17th of June she gave birth to a child without the knowledge of her master and mistress. Not knowing the cause of her weakness, she was allowed to leave for a holi- day of a few days. While away, suspicious circum- stances came to light, which induced her master when she returned to demand that her boxes should be searched. A policeman was sent for, when the girl herself opened a box, and showed the body of a female child, at the same time sitting down in a chair and exclaiming that she was a murderer. A surgeon was sent for, and he found a piece of tape knotted twice round the ohild's neck. The appearance of the child's features showed that she had died of strangu- lation. The prisoner admitted to the surgeon that she had killed the child by tying the tape round its neck. With regard to the cause of death the surgeon who was called in expressed a positive assurance that the child had fully breathed, and that it was born alive; and he expressed his assurance that death had been occasioned by the ligature that was tied round the neok, The medical man was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr. Ribton, and on being pressed on the particular point, he stated that he was unable to express a posi. tive opinion whether the child had ever obtained an independent existence, or that it waa "alive" within the definition of the law at the time the alleged violence was inflicted on it. The jury found the prisoner guilty of concealment of birth, and the judge sentenced her to imprisonment and hard labour for two years.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT BETHNAL GREEN. A man named George Moyce, 40 years of age, carry. ing on the business of a shoemaker, at 9, Wellington- street, Bethnal-green, on Tuesday night made a brutal attempt to murder his wife, and afterwards succeeded in taking his own life by cutting his throat with a razor. About half-past nine o'clock the unfortunate woman Ann Moyce rushed into the Btreet, covered with blood, and pointing to a frightful wound in her throat, said to some neighbours who were standing near, "Look what my husband has done." Imme- diately after she became insensible, and was conveyed to the London Hospital. A police-constable entered the house, where he found Moyoe with his throat out in such a fearful manner as could leave not the slightest hope of his recovery. On being conveyed to the hospital Mr. Greena- way, the house surgeon, discovered that the wind- pipe had been completely severed, and stated that the man could not survive many hours, and that the wounds were such as could easily have been inflicted by himself. The wound in the woman's throat was not so serious, and every hope is entertained of her ultimate recovery. In addition to the wound in her throat, her hands are lacerated in such a manner as to lead to the supposition that she had-struggled hard to defend herself against her husband. Moyce has left six young ohildren-the eldest. of whom is under 12 years of age-who have been taken charge of by the parochial authorities. Up to the present time no cause has been assigned for the outrage, the woman being as yet unable to speak, although she is progressing satisfactorily. Moyce died on Wednesday.

THE CHOLERA. The official returns show that deaths from cholera and diarrhoea in London are decreasing, and more rapidly than has been the case for several days. On Friday there were 60 deaths from cholera and 25 from diarrhoea, which, it is gratifying to know, are the lowest numbers published during the week. On Satur- day week there were 94 deaths from cholera and 31 from diarrhoea; and on Thursday the reported deaths from the latter were as high as 40. On Tuesday, there were as many as 77 deaths from cholera. The follow. ing are the classified returns for Friday w Cholera. Diarrhoea. North districts 3 .3 Central districts 3 3 EaBt districts 49 8 South districts 5 6 Total in London 60 25 On Snuday the Bishop of London examined some of the workhouses in the east of London, and concluded his day's work by attending a special evening service at the newly consecrated mission chureh of St, Peter, in St. George' s-in-the-East. On com- mencing the service, Mr. Lowder read a long list of names of persons who had recovered from serious illness and desired to return thanks, and of others who, being ill, desired the prayers of the con- gregation. The bishop preaehed on the lessons that should be learned from the present epidemic, selecting for his text the 5th chapter of St. Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians, verse 1. At the close of the sermon an offertory collection was made, and it was announced that the contributions made would be applied to the erection of a window to the memory of those who have recently died. The bishop closed a most interesting and hearty service with the benedic- tion. The diminution in deaths from bath cholera and diarrhoea still continues and increases. The official returns show that there were on Saturday only 51 deaths from cholera, and 23 from diarrhoea, the de- crease in the more malignant disease being 9 from the previous day. The following are the classified returns for Saturday Cholera. Diarrhoea. West districts 2 3 North districts 2 4 Central districts 1 3 East districts 38 7 South distriots 8 6 Total in London 51 23 The daily returns still record a. decrease in deatha from cholera and diarrhoea. On Sunday and Monday there were but 70 deaths from oholera, and 29 from diarrhoea, being the most remarkable diminution yet reported. The following is the olaaainoation :— Chelan. Diarrhoea. West districts 0 5 North districts 3 6 Central districts 7 2 East districts 52 7 South districts 8 9 Total in London. 70 29 Up to Tuesday evening the Mansion-house Committee had made grants, amounting in all to X4,050 in the last fortnight, to local committees towards relieving the distress in the various districts of the metropolis infected with the prevailing epidemic, and they have reason to believe that the money has been and is still being judiciously dispensed. The sum received at the Mansion-house on Tuesday towards the fund amounted to upwards of i £ 400.

Superannuation to Poor-law Onicers.—An Act of Parliament has just been printed, declaring that the Superintendent. Registrar and the Registrar of Births and Deaths are to be deemed officers within the Act of the 27 & 28 Viot., c. 42, and to be entitled to superannuation allowances as other Poor-law officers; and a relieving officer who has also been a re- gistrar, and resigned subsequently to the passing of the recited Act, is not to be disqualified from receiving such superannuation allowance, and an officer of a dis- trict school is likewise to participate- Overwork on Railways.—A meeting of men employed on railways was held at Wiloock's Assembly Rooms, Westminster Bridge-road, for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken to lessen their hours of labour. About 500 men were present. For some time past there has been an agitation amongst railway employes, and many meetings have been held, especially in the North of England districts. A society, which now numbers about 10,000 members, has been formed. At the meeting on Friday com- plaints were made both of low wages and long hours, and the men themselves attributed many of the aoci- dents which occurred on railways to the" exhaustion consequent upon overwork. One speaker said he had seen a signalman asleep in his box whilst one traia was waiting for the signal, and a second train was only just behind. It was said to be important that, for ob- vious reasons, the names of tke speakers should not be made known.

OUR "CITY" ARTICLE. -+-- THE confidence revived by the reduction in the Bank rate of discount continues to make progress, the movement being materially assisted by the favourable state of the weather. In almost all the departments of the Stock Exchange an improve- ment has taken place notwithstanding the paucity of business transacted owing to the holidays. The increased readiness with which capital is once more brought into use, whether for discounts or invest- ments, affords a strong contrast to the distrust that prevailed but a few days ago. Gold also con- tinues to flow steadily into the Bank. Consols have risen ■§■ to J per cent., and several foreign and railway securities in proportion. The tone of the money market generally is good. An exceptionally adverse movement has occurred in Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph shares, and in London General Omnibus, owing in the latter case to some disappointment in the proposed dividend. In the general discount market the supply of money continues to increase, while there are few bills offerings, owing possibly to the expectation of another reduction in the Bank rate. The reaction that was anticipated from high to low rates of money on the first change of the Bank promises to be more rapid than was at any time predicted. The current charge for three months' bills, how- ever, remains quoted at 71 to 8 per cent., with ex- ceptional transactions at 6 per cent. At the Bank the demand has been on the whole rather good. On the Stock Exchange there is a superabundance of money with but few inquiries for loans. At Paris, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened on Saturday at 68.95 for the end of the month, and closed at 69.10 both for money and the account, showing a fresh advance oft. per cent. compared with former prices. The official business reported on the Stock Ex- change on Saturday was as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 88J, 8, i ditto, for ac- count, 88t, f j Three per Cents. Reduced, 87t, fj New Three per Cents., 87 £ f j Red Sea Telegraph, 183; Bank Stock, 245; India Stock, 208J; ditto Five per Cent., 103 J; ditto Debentures, lOOt. Indian Government securities were quiet. The March Exchequer Bills closed at 5a. dia. to par, and the June at par to 5s. prem. The mining market has been firm, and quota- tions generally show a favourable tendency, owing to the increased demand for copper and tin. Great Vor shares were in chief request during the week, and improved 10s. Clifford Amalgamated, East Caradon, Great Laxey, North Treskerby, and Wheal Seton also advanced. Prices were quoted as follows:—Chiverton Moor, 3i to 4J; Clifford Amalgamated, 71 to gi; Devon Great Consols, 380 to 400; East Basset, 10 to 12; East Caradon, 6 J to 7; East Wheal Grenville, Ii to 2; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 5s. to 7s. 6d.; Great Laxey, .19i to 20i; Great Retallack, 10s. to 15s.; Great Wheal Vor, 19 to 20; Marke Valley, 3! to f; North Treskerby, 2t to t; Prince of Wales, 20s. to 22s. 6d.; West Chiverton, 60 to 65; Wheal Chi- verton, 5 to 6; Wheal Mary Ann, 4 to 5; Wheal Seton, 120 to 125. The annexed review of the iron trade by Messrs. G. B. Toms and Co., after alluding to the relief occasioned by the reduction in the Bank rate, ob- serves with regard to the present prospects of this branch of commerce:— In the northern iron-making districts of England, although no definite change has yet arisen in the relations between employer and employed, there are still not wanting symptoms of weariness on the part of the latter of a prolongation of the struggle regarding wages. The sustentation fund of the Ironworkers' Union would appear to be at a low ebb, and the re- cipients complain that wholly inadequate subsidies have been forthcoming of late; it is therefore thought probable that, inasmuch as several mills have been set others may speedily be brought into active operation by the concurrent surrender of the mill and forgemen to the inevitable exigencies of the situation. In this case the masters on their part, discouraged by the present range of prices, smarting under recent cruel losses, and depressed by the paucity of orders, would, most likely, prefer to encounter the disad- vantages of prolonged idleness rather than con- front the difficulties of renewed activity. The industry of Tees-Bide is, we fear, therefore, at present in abad way, and unless somedecided improvement,from the fall in money, occurs between this and the approach- ing winter in the demand for Cleveland iron, the works can only be kept employed at half time, and at about fifty per cent. reduction from the exorbitant scale of wages that has lately ruled. Transactions in Welsh rails continue to take place to a very fair extent. Without enumerating any particular contracts, we may state that business has been done this week for some few thousand tons, on the basis of prices that have in no case been accepted since the discouraging winter of 1862-3, and which cannot remunerate the manufacturer, although the orders may serve to bridge over an adverse period, and so keep the hands together, until such times may again arise as will admit of a return to proper figures. Disappointment has attended the hopes of those who urged, a fortnight back, that the Welsh market must materially rally, in virtue of the enormous gap in the supply, occasioned by the strike in South Durham; for, strange to say, such has been the prostration of demand, that Wales has been unable to obtain one shilling per ton more for its products of iron than it would have done had nothing happened to its competitors north of the Humber. Still, the principality satisfies all the current require- ments in railway iron, and lives on, while the younger and faster iron-making district of Cleveland remains panic-stricken, amidst the calamities cf its first-born struggle with labour crises and money famines, com- bined with a cessation of those orders for shipbuilding iron, for which its works are chiefly laid out. We hope things may soon take a more favourable turn on the Tyno aa well as the Tees. Staffordshire may per. haps be reaping some slight benefit from the grim holiday of idleness in the north, and is executing such orders as come to hand for its special quality of iron, but there are not enough of them to keep the works fully employed. From America the accounts come exceedingly dull, and the hoped for activity in the fall trade in rails has not yet appeared. The railway stores in India require replenishment with bar and plate iron; and on the Thames there is an inkling of inquiry for the construction of iron ships. Admiralty specifications have become also more numerous. The recovery in all branches of trade conse- quent on the reduction of the Bank rate was very manifest on Monday and Tuesday. A considerable amount of gold has been taken to the Bank since the close of the last account. The bulk of this sum having been received from the Continent shows that the reduction from 10 to 8 per cent., instead of checking these shipments, warrants the Assumption that, on the other hand, it has been the chief cause of their having been made. At the Bank the applications for discount have been on a fair scale. In the general market the supply of money remains large, and the demand moderate. The ordinary quotation for three months' bills has been 71 per cent., but excep- tional transactions have taken place at 7. On the Stock Exchange the current charge for loans was 5 per cent. during the greater part of Monday, but the supply so far exceeded the demand, that money has been offered at 3 and 4 per cent., with no takers even at these prices, and large balances remain over unemployed.

Free Sundays at the Crystal Palace.-Free Sundays will this year take place on the 2ad and 9th of September. The first will be for trades' societies delegates and the representatives of the various asso- ciations in London; and tha second for shareholders' friends, children being admitted without tickets with their parents. On Saturday upwards of 600 poor persons had to leave their dwellings in Star, Crown, Hemlock, and New-courts, Serle's-plaoe (Shire-line), Old Boswell and Chair-courts, to clear the site for the new law courts. The tenants had been compensated according to the scale drawn up by the authorities.

The Money Market. CITY, AUGUST 21.-The stock markets are generally firm to-day, and a further advance has taken place in prices. It i3 anticipated in many quarters that the Bank rate of discount will shortly be reduced, in consequence of the rapid influx of bullion to that establishment, and the announcement of the transmission to England of about de900,000 in Australian gold, the bulk of which is expected to arrive at the end of the present week. The demand for money continues extremely moderate, and the supply large. The general rate for good bills is 71 per cent., but exceptional transactions are reported at 7, or 1 per cent. below the charge at the Bank. In the Stock Exchange short loans are obtainable at 5 per cent. Consols are now quoted 8Sf to f for money, and 8Si to 89 for the account (September 6). The railway market is buoyant to-day, and prices have experienced a further important and almost general rise. London and North-Western stock is quoted lISt to t; Great Western, 51 to Midland, 119f to 120-J, ex div.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 121J to 122, ex div.; Caledonian, 12S to 127; South-Eastern, 64 to t; Great Eastern, 27 to t; Great Nojthern, 122 to 123 ditto A, 130i to 131-J; Metropolitan, 128!, to 129, ex div.; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 18jj to t.

The Corn Trade. MARK-LANE, AUGUST 20. supply of English Wheat for to-day's market was more liberal, aud we have also large arrivals from abroad. A good many sumples were of the new crop. and red Wheats sold up to 503; white up to 54s ppr qr. We had a small attendance at market, and English Wheat sold slowly at previous prices. Foreign Wheat was held with firmness, and the businass doing was at former quotations.—Flour met a moderate inquiry at last week's rates.—Peas and Beans were without alteration in value.— Barley was in good demand at fully former prices.—Of Oats arrivals are large. Good samples are moving off at last week's decline; inferior qualities were rather lower to ef- fect sales ex ship.-At the ports of call few fresh arrivals have been reported. Cargoes of Wheat and Indian Corn are Is dearer since this day week. CURRENT PRICBS OR BRITISH GRAIN AND FLOUR. Shillings per Quarter WHEAT, Essex and Kent, white new 43 to 64 „ 1. red n 42 49 Norfolk, Lincoln, and Yorkshire, red 42 49 BARLEY 30 to 34.Chevalier, new 38 42 Grinding. 29 31 Distilling 33 37 MALT, Essex, Norfolk, & Suffolk, new 59 68 Kingston, Ware, & town-made, new. 59 66 Brown 52 56 RYE. 26 28 OATS, English, feed 20 to 25. Potato 24 80 Scotch, feed 20 26 Potato .25 30 Irish, feed, whitel8 21 ..Pine 22 26 Ditto, black .18 20 Potato 23 27 BEANS, Mazagan .41 43.Ticks 40 43 Harrow 43 46 Pigeon 45 49 PEAS, white,boilers38 41 Maple 39to 41 Grey,new 36 37 FLOUR, per sack of 2801bs., Town, Households 47 50 Country,on shore 36 to 37 39 43 Norfolk and Suffolk, on shore 35 36 FOREIGN GRAIN. WHEAT, Dantzic, mixed .53 to 55 old, extra 58 61 Konigsberg .50 55 extra 56 57 Rostock .51 55 .fine. 56 57 Silesian, red ..48 52 white 51 55 Pomera., Meckberg., and Uckermrk red old. 50 53 Russian, hard, 43 to 47.St. Petersburg and Riga 45 47 Danish and Holstein, red 45 46 French, none Rhine and Belgium 50 53 American,redwinter50t056,springOOtoOO,white — — BARLEY, grinding 27 to 28. distilling and malting 35 39 OATS, Dutch, brewing and Polands 20 to 27.feed 17 22 Danish and Swedish, feed 19 to 24.Stralsund. 20 24 Russian, Riga 19 to 26.Arch., 19 to 21.P'8bnrg 21 25 TARES, spring, per qr 00 00 BEANS, Friesland and Holstein 37 42 Konigsberg 40 to 42.Egyptian —• PEAS, feedingand maple 36 38.fine boilers 36 39 INDIAN CORN, white .29 30.yellow 27 29 FLOUR, per sack, French 37 40.Spanish, p. sack 37 4» American, per brl 21 26.extra and d ble. 28 SO LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 21.-The market fairly attended.— Moderate business in Wheat, at late rate,Flour, slow sile and the turn lower.—Fair business in Indian Corn; mixed 26s 6d,—Beans duil.-Oats and Oatmeal quiet. WAKEFIELD, AUGUST 17.—Wheat trade slow in spite of unsettled weather. Beans and oats sell slowly at late rates. Meat and Poultry Markets. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—There are moderate supplies of meat, and the trade is steady. Per 81bs. by the carcase a. d. s, d s. d. to s. d. Inferior beef 3 8 to 4 0 Capons, each. 0 0 0 0 Middling ditto 4 2 '4 4 Chickens, each 10 2 6 Prime large 4 6 4 8 Ducklings,each 19 2 6 Ditto small 4 8 4 10 Rabbits, each. 10 16 Large pork 4 9 4 6 Hares, each 4 0 4 6 Inferior mutton 3 10 4 6 Grouse, each. 0 0 0 0 Middling ditto 4 8 5 2 o o ° £ Prime ditto 5 4 5 8 Pheasants ,ea«h 0 0 0 0 PUI* 4- d 5 3 8 0,10 Lamb 5 8 6 8 per doz; lbs. 11 6 14 6 Turkeys, each 0 0 0 0 English ditto. 12 0 16 0 Goslings, each 6 0 8 0 French eggs,120 6 6 8 6 Fowls, each 2 0 3 0 English ditto. 9 6 10 6 METROPOLITAN.—A statement of the supplies and prices of fat live stock on Monday, August 21,1865, as com- pared with Monday, August 20, 1866:- Per SIbs. to sink the offal. August 21, 1865. August 20,1866. B. d. a. d. I. d. a. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts 3 8 to 4 2 3 8 to 4 0 Second-quality ditto 4 4 4 8 4 2 4 8 Prime large Oxen 4 10 5 0 4 10 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. 5 2 5 4 5 4 5 6 Coarse and inferior Sheep 4 6 5 0 3 10 4 Second quality ditto 5 2 5 8 4 4 5-0 Prime coarse-woolled ditto 5 10 6 2 5 2 5 8 Prime Southdown ditto 6 4 6 6 5 10 60 Lambs 6 0 7 0 6 4 7 4 Large coarse Calves 4 2 4 8 4 4 4 10 Prime small ditto 4 10 5 2 5 0 5 4 Large Hogs »• 4 0 4 6 4 0 4 6 Neat small Porkers 4 8 4 10 4 8 5 0

Fruit and Vegetables. COVENT GARDEN, AUGUST IS.-JaTgonelleandbeu^ d* Amanlis pears still continue to be ^t France. Oranges are becoming scarce, as are P are apples. Home-grown pine-apples and hothous g V still plentiful, and prices for these, as well as toi^herkinds of indoor produce, continue about the cii-^oient week. Peas and other varieties of vegetables axe s J^aent for the demand. Flowers chiefly consist of'orcbids, kaio santhes, calceolarias, pelargoniums, fuchsias, balsams, cocks- combs, stocks, mignonette, and roses. FRUIT. B. d. a. d. s. d. s. d. Apples,p.hf-sieve 0 OtoO 0 Peaches,per doz. 4 015 U Grapes, per lb. 2 0 6 0 Pears,kitchen,dz. 0 0 0 0 Lemons,p. 100 8 0 14 0 „ dessert „ 0 0 0 0 Gooseberries qt. 0 3 0 6 Pineapples,p. lb. 3 0 5 0 Nuts.cob,1001b 0 0 0 0 Strawberries,p. lb. 0 6 10 Filberts, prlb, 0 0 0 0 Walnuts, pr bh. 0 0 0 0 Oranges, p.100 12 0 20 01 Chestnuts, do 0 0 0 0 VEGETABLES. s d s dj s d s a Artichokes,per doz.2 0 to 4 0|Mushrooms,perpott.2 0 3 6 Asparagus,per bun. 0 0 0 OlMiistarddfc Cress,p.p.O 2 0 0 Beams,kidnev,p,100 0 6 1 OlOaions, perbushel.7 ()■ 10 0 Beet, per dozen 2 0 3 0| „ pickling,'p.qt.O 0 0 0 Broccoli, p. bundle 0 0 00 Pariley, per t. sieve 2 0 3 0 Cabbages, per doz. 1 0 2 O Parsnips, per doz 1 0 J U Carrots, per bunch 0 4 C 8 Peas, per qt. 0 o Cauliflowers,p, doz.2 0 6 0 Potatoes, York Re- Celery, per bundle 2 0 2 6 gents, per ton 80 0 95 0 Cucumbers, each 0 3 0 9 Rocks, per ton 60 0 70 0 Endive, per score.l 0 2 6 Flukes, per ton lOo 0 U5 0 Garlic, per lb 0 10 0 0|Kidneys, per cwt. 60 100 Herbs, per bunch.0 6 0 OtRadishes, p. 12 bn. 0 6 10 Horseradish, p. bn.2 6 4 OiP.Liubarb, p. bundle 0 0 0 0 Leeks, per bunch.0 3 0 OjSeaKale,per punnet 0 0 0 0 Lettuces, per score 1 0 1 6 Spinach, per bush. ^0 SO Mint, per bunch .0 3 0 4|Tnrnips, per bunch Oo

London Produce Market. MINCING-LANE, AUGUST 21.-SuGAE.-There ia a fair. steady demand, at last week's currency The sales mcduae 600 hogsneads of Barbado^ at £ £ or0 active toqu^y for b^h dried goods and pieces at previous raOoS;FvE -The market remains steady, but quiet. «- val uati on8. SPICES.-400 of Singapore black at 3id cash. also a parcel of white, to arrive,:¡,t ë!d; and 011 the spot atBfcE-The market is firm, but quiet. INDIGO.—There is still a good demand at fully previous ra|lSFFLOWER. — Business is doing at steady prices, including fine; at £ 7 10s. COTTON.—The demand has become limited; prices are uncb ans;ed. HEMP-—St. Petersburg dull, at £ 3110s. PRICES OF BUTTER, CHEESE, HAMS, &c„ at per cwt; —Butter: Friesland, 112s to Ills Jersey, 90s to 104? Dorset, 116s to 120a. Fresh: per doz., lis 0d to 13s 6d, Cheese: Cheshire, 72a to Sis; Double Gloucester, 7-is to 78s; Cheddar,76sto8Is; American, 66sto71s. Hams: York,new. 90s to 100s Cumberland, new, 80s to 100s; Irish, new, 90s to 100s. Bncon: Wiltshire, 78* to 8'2s Irish, green, 7o- to 74s. COTTON, LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 21.-The market-quiet but very steady. Sales about 8,000 bales. TALLOW, AUGUST 21.-The market is steady to-day Town tallow, 44s 94 net; Spot 43* 3-1} July to ^September, 45a; October to December, 46s 3d; December, 47s 3d. HOPS, BOROUGH, AUGUST 20-Messrs. P.lttQJlden and Smith report a somewhat improved ^em!^(\ll'r tion for hops of all descriptions; late prices t>eu.= maintained. HAY MARKETS. ( Cumberlana Whitectapej. Meadow Hay.. 65 0*to 110 £ 8 0 to 112 O'i^OtoUO 0

1 THE ATLANTIC CABLE. Narrative of the Voyage. The following extracts from Mr. Deane's diary, on board the Great Eastern, may interest our readers :— Wednesday, July 18. A fresh breeze from the southward, a dull grey sky with occasional rain, and a moderate sea prevailed from noon yesterday. At 5.28 pim. Greenwich time a bell in connection with the electrical room sounded in the tank. Mr. Temple, one of Mr. Canning's staff, being on duty immediately pressed the valve of the steam whistle, whioh is fitted, at Mr. Latimer Clarke's fraggestion, at the stern, and communicates by com- pressed air through piping to the screw, paddle engines, and helm, a similar apparatus being fitted in the bows of the ship. The signal was so promptly answered by the engineers that the Great Eastern was stopped in less. than her own length. Mr. Clifford, hearing the bell, ran at the top of his speed to the paddle-engines hatchway, but long before he could xeach it they were stopped. Of course, great anxiety arose te ascertain what was the matter. We were all delighted to learn that it was a false alarm. One of Mr. Willoughby Smith's assistants had by mere accident touched the spring of the bell. We had however practical proof from this incident that every one was at his post; and Captain Anderson, ever thoughtful and watchful, took advantage of what occurred to make same alterations, in concert with Mr. Canning, to the officers oa duty, so that he should verbally communicate with the engineers if a similar alarm was given and not trust entirely to the whistle system, effective though it ia in working. All went on well until 12.20 a.m. Greenwich time, when ^be first real shock was given to the success which has hitherto attended us, and this time we had real cause to be alarmed. A foul flake took place in the after 'tank. The engines were immediately turned astern, and the paying out of the cable stopped. We were all soon on the deck, and learned that "he. running or paying out part of the coil had caught three turns of the flake immediately under it, carried them into the eye of the coil fouling the lay out, and hauling up one and a half turns from the outside, and five turns in the eye of the under flake. This, was stopped, fortunately, before entering the paying out machinery. Stoppers of hemp also were put on Bear the V wheel astern, and Mr. Canning gave orders to stand by to let go the buoy. This was not very cheering to hear, but his calm and collected manner gave-us all confidence that his skill and ex- perience would extricate the cable from the obvious danger in which it waa placed. No fishing line was ever entangled worse than the rope was when thrust up in apparently hopeless knots from the eye of the coil to the deok. There at least 500 feet of rope lay in this state m the midst of thick rain and increasing wind. The cable crew set to work under their chief engineer's instructions to disentangle it. Mr. Halpin was there too, patiently following the bights as they showed themselves. The crew now passing them forward, now aft, until at last the character of the tangle was seen, and soon it became apparent that ere long the cable would be cleared. All this time Captain Anderson was at the taffrail anxiously watching the strain on the rope, which he, could scarcely make out, the night was so dark, and en- deavouring to keep it up and down, going on and re- versing with paddle and screw. When one reflects for a moment upon the size of the ship, and the enormous mass she presents to the wind, the difficulty of keeping her stern, under the circumstances, over the cable can be appreciated. The port paddle-wheel was disconnected, but shortly afterwards there was a shift of wind, and the vessel canted the wrong way. Welcome voices were now heard passing the word aft from the tank that the bights were cleared, and to pay out. Then the huge stoppers were gently loosened, and at 2.5 a.m., to the joy of all, we were once more discharging the cable. They veered it away in the tank to clear away the foul flake until three a.m., when the screw and paddle engines were slowed, so as to reduce the speed of the ship to 4t knots. During all this critical time there was an entire absence of noise and confusion. Every order was silently obeyed, and the cable-men and crew worked with hearty good will. Mr. Canning has had experience of foul flakes befere this, and showed that he knew what to do in the emergency. But what of the electrical condition of the cable during this period ? Simplys tbsvt frttrewgh irfa outiioloogbh it ia porfoofc, Qjf, as it is technically called, O. K. We lost the Terrible in the thickness of the night, and, ssve for a few minutes, did not see her till seven this morning." The last entry is as follows:— Friday, July 27. "Shortly after two p.m. yesterday, two ships which were soon made out to be steamers, were seen to the westward, and the Terrible steaming on a-head. In about an hour she signalled to us that H.M.S. Niger was one of them, accompanied by the Albany. The Niger, Captain Bruce, sent a boat to the Terrible as soon as he came up with her. The Albany shortly afterwards took up her position on our starboard quarter, and signalled that she spoke the Niger at noon bearing E. by N., and that the Lily was anchored at the station at the entranoe of Trinity Bay, as arranged with the admiral. The Albany also reported that she! had passed an iceberg in lat. 48 34 long. 52 10 about 60 feet high. At 20 after four p.m. the Niger came on our port side quite close, and Captain Bruce sending the crew to the rigging, and manning the yards, gave us three cheers, which were heartily returned by the Great Eastern. She then steamed ahead towards Trinity Bay. "The Albey was signalled to go on immediately to Heart's Content, clear the north-eaat side of the harbour of shipping, and place a boat with a red flag for Captain Anderson to ,steer to for anchorage. Just before dinner we saw on -the southern horizon, distant about ten miles, an ice- berg, probably the one which the Albany met with. It was apparently about 50 or 60 feet in height. The foe came on very thick about eight p.m., and between that and ten we were constantly exchanging guns and burning blue lights, with the Terrible, who, with the Tiger, went in search of the Lily station ship. The Terrible having been signalled to oome up and take her position, informed us that they had made the Lily out, and that she bore then about E.N.E., distant four miles. Later in. the night Captain Commerell eaid that if Captain Anderson would stop the Great Eastern he would send the surveyor, Mr. Robinson, B.N., who came oat in the Niger, on board of us, and about three the engines were slowed, and the Terrible very shortly afterwards came alongside with that officer. Catalina Light, at the entranoe of Trinity Bay, had been made out three hours before this, and the looni of the coast had also been Been. Fog still prevailing! According to Mr. Robin- son's account, if they get one clear day in seven at the entranoe of the bay they consider themselves fortunate. Here we are -now (six a.m.) within ten sniies of Heart's Content, and we can scarcely Bee more than a ship's length. The Niger, however, is ahead, and her repeated guns tell us where we are with accuracy. Good'fortune follows us, and scarcely has o'clock arrived when the massive curtain of fog IfLoo itself gradually from both shores of Trinity Bay, StanloBin" to us the entranoe to Heart's Content, the for the harbour, the Margaretta oJ SLcl? surveying vessel, steaming out to meet us, Stevenson, syh ftU marked with buoys by 4he pre-arranged pa™ w whola fleet of filing j 5jav,v.0 We could now plainly see that boatsat the entra^° ita capabilities permitted, Heart«sContent,so far as its cap B £ tiBh and was prepared to welcome tui and telegraph American flags floated from tneon i HH6d ahiD. station, and other buildings. We bad dressed snip, fired a salute, and given three cheers, iw? t* con. merell, of H.M.S. Terrible, was ^°^^Sck shTp 3 trra+.ulftt.fl ua on our success. At nineoc p time, juBt as we had Cut the cable and maae ments for the Med way to lay the shore-end, am' arrived giving us the concluding words of a'lead this morning's Times: 'It is a great work, a our age and nation, and the men who have acaievea. deserve to be honoured among the benefactors ot tne race. Treaty of peace signed between Prussia an Austria.' It was now time for the chief engineer, Mr. Canning, to make the necessary preparations for splicing on board the Med way, accompanied by Mr. Gooch, M.P., Mr. Clifford, Mr. Willoughby Smith, Messrs. Temple, and Mr. Deane went on board, the Terrible and Niger having sent their paddle-box boats and cutters to assist. Shortly aiterwards the Great Eastern steamed into the harbour and anchored on the N.E. side, and was quickly snrrminded by boats laden with visitors. Mr. Cyrus Field had come on shore before the Great Eastern had left the offing, with a view of telegraphing to St. John's to hire a vessel to repair the cable, unhappily broken between Cape Ray in Newfoundland and Cape North in Baeton Island. Before a couple of hours the shore-end will be landed, and it is impossible to conceive a finer day for effecting this our final operation. Even here people can scarcely realise the fact that the Atlantic telegraph cable has been laid. To-morrow, however, Heart's Content will awaken to the fact that it is a highly-favoured place in the world's esteem, the western landing-place of that marvel of electric com- munication with the eastern hemisphere which is now happily, and we hope finally, established. Seems it not a feat sublime- Intellect hath conquered time."